Adoption from foster care

The heartfelt truth about older child adoption from foster care. #fostercare

Welcome back for the second installment of my series about preparing for an older child adoption from foster care! Steve and I have been doing little things here and there for our kids' rooms since we began our homestudy. We knew we wanted to adopt a sibling group, so we began preparing both of our guest bedrooms to accommodate up to two children each. Now that we know the specific children that will be moving in, we are making more specific changes. We went in with a strategy of keeping…

Have questions about adoption from foster care? Here are some of the answers including waiting children lists and past issues with potential parents.

There are many bible verses about foster care and adoption. They show us God's heart for vulnerable children and our call to care for them.

Before you bristle too hard at the title, stick with me. Back when Milkman and I started our journey to welcome non-biological children into our home, it was with one goal in mind: adoption. We kne…

I adopted three older children and I've learned a few things along the way. Here are five things to remember when adopting an older child.

This is a post I originally wrote in April 2013. Many of you are new here, so I thought I would bring back some of the basics in the following weeks. Hope you enjoy. ************* In Chris Cleave’s…

If you want to get a realistic picture of what it's like to be a foster parent, the best thing to do is talk with the folks who are living it.

Older child adoption has given me more joy, more sadness, more fulfillment, more stress and more gray hairs than anything else in my life.

My son doesn’t remember being hungry — but his brain does! The trauma from infant neglect can cause lasting impressions in the memory bank of a baby. My son was just 8 months old when he came to live with us. Even in those short months, he had experienced serious neglect that unknown to anyone […]